Great list of instructions, Indigo. Someone should be in charge of sending it to every new List member who writes looking for a job and doesn't realize we've see the same letter many many times in the past. Jerrie Jerrie Clarke Curator of Collections Valdez Museum http://www.alaska.net/~vldzmuse/index.html >From: Indigo Nights <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Looking for a job in DC >Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:25:18 -0800 > >This is not a reflection on Jamie. It's just that I >sort on topic and have now read several please hire >mes. > >First off, do consider checking the links on my >portal: http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414 >It contains most of the other advertisers of jobs here >on the list. Use their links (all compactly found in >the Nonprofit and Museums section of my page). > >Next, pay attention to the museum posters on this >list. If you have a specific museum in mind, go to >the award-winning site http://www.museumstuff.com and >look them up. You'll most probably find the link >there and, if it's not and you later discover it, >contact it's wonderful webmaster, Roy Hemmat, at >[log in to unmask] > >If you're looking for non-USA employment, be sure to >check out Roger's page, Global Museum, also contained >on mine. > >If you're looking for NY area employment, be sure to >contact Geri Thomas (also on, you got it, my page). > >Having been here a couple of years and learned from >the many museum masters on this list, get yourself out >and get to volunteering. More often than not, they've >said that helps to get you in the door. > >Short of that, search the archives for the last month >or so to see what else has been posted: >http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/museum-l.html > >Now, failing all that, you better be prepared to sit >down and try it the old fashioned way, with resume and >appropriately targeted cover letter. That's where >your Museumstuff research will come into play. > >Using the contact information contained on the >targeted museum's web page (and for those of you who >have web pages that are online and not on Roy's site, >what are you waiting for? Write him >[log in to unmask] and ask him to include you.) >tailor your resume to meet the needs of THAT museum. >Not the plain brown wrapper kind of resume but one >that matches your talents to the needs of the museum >in question. > >Don't know how to write a resume? Never fear, there >are pointers on my webpage in the Resume section. > >Before you even target a museum, maybe you want to >develop an online relationship with someone there. >Perhaps there's someone in their contacts section that >would be amenable to answering questions and concerns >you have as a museums neophyte. They may not have the >time, so don't expect everyone listed to jump, but >maybe you'll find some kind soul who will. > >If these techniques don't work (beyond contacting my >fine friend, Geri Thomas), you may want to look in the >headhunters section of--yep, you're smart, you got >it--my web site >http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414 > >Now let's say you are successful and land an >interview. Maybe it's in someplace you're not >presently living with possibly a different economic >standard. You may wish to look for interviewing tips >and salary comparison tools found in the Employment >Topics section of my page. > >One last word. I know you paid one heck of a lot of >money to get that degree and great effort to sustain >the grades. Those are all fully commendable. > >But, in most instances, don't expect to be wealthy >working in the employment field, at least not >economically wealthy. While your fortunes will be >many in meeting wonderful people and doing something >you truly love, experience here has shown that the >cost of your education and the monetary compensation >of your job--at least your first couple in the museums >field--are not going to be commensurate. > >Expect to be paid low. You didn't choose to be a >doctor or attorney but a museums professional. Use >the salary calculator and look at newspapers in the >targeted geographic area to see what housing and other >expenditures are. You can find those of the US at >http://www.newspaperlinks.com Look at their >classified ads for comparison. > >Don't be discouraged. It's not as easy as saying I >found this great list and somebody here will know that >I am a wonderful candidate because I asked. > >Learn, lurk, contribute. Your brilliance will pay off >many times over. Do not disparage things like >salaries and such. Watch the comments you do make. >Your future employers may well be. > >Good luck, and glad you're here! > >===== >Indigo Nights >[log in to unmask] > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. >http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . 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